Three labourers injured as gas pipeline in Delhi gets damaged while digging ground
New Delhi (PTI): Three labourers suffered burn injuries when a gas pipeline in north Delhi's Burari got damaged while digging the ground for the Safe City Project, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on Monday afternoon.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (north) Sagar Singh Kalsi said that the labourers of a contractor engaged in the Safe City Project hit a pipeline of Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) while digging the ground.
Three welding workers suffered burn injuries and the pipeline was also damaged. They received treatment at a hospital and were later discharged, the police officer said.
Later the IGL engineers were called to the spot to repair the pipeline. However, three persons stopped them from carrying out the repairs following which police rushed to the spot and resolved the matter, the DCP said.
It has been alleged that some people misbehaved with the IGL staff. The repair work was, however, completed, police said.
On the complaint of an IGL staffer, a case has been registered under IPC sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention), Kalsi said.
Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena had in April instructed the Delhi Police to operationalise the 'Safe City Project' by August to prevent crimes against women in public places.
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Man accused of rape-murder of 5-year-old lynched to death in Bengal; Girl’s body found in pond
Alipurduar: A 40-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a five-year-old girl was allegedly tied to a tree and beaten to death by agitated locals in Alipurduar district located in West Bengal on Friday evening. Later, another man surrendered before the police claiming he was also involved in the crime, and was subsequently arrested.
The girl went missing on Friday evening. When her family began searching for the girl, they learned that she had last been seen with Mona Roy, as reported by the Indian Express.
The police said that the girl’s body was found floating in a local pond. They added that the locals caught Roy and took him to his residence where they allegedly noticed blood on the bed. Enraged by this, they tied Roy to a tree and started assaulting him.
Roy was beaten to death before the local police could reach the spot.
When the police arrived at the scene, angry locals prevented them from moving the two bodies. Eventually, a large team of police personnel was sent to the location. After two hours, they were able to remove the bodies from the area.
The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination.
Meanwhile, a man named Bhakta Roy approached the police, claiming that he was involved in the crime and feared for his safety from the angry mob. He was subsequently arrested.
Y. Raghuvanshi, Superintendent of Police, Alipurduar, asserted it is a heinous crime, adding that they have started a detailed investigation in connection to the incident.
